[why-not]

Hi

I would just keep the money value in a file and go from there! It's better than doing a query to get that value....

example.....

create a file called 'whatever', my example uses 'funds.php', I use php file so people can not look at what is the value by just calling the file!


Follow me....

create a file called 'funds.php'

Inside that file put....

the money you have collected so far...

<?

$raised_money = 23.85;

?>

Now create a script called 'fundraising.php'

Put that in your './includes/ directory

Inside that file put this....

<?
	define ( 'SYS_EOL', ( strtolower ( substr ( PHP_OS, 0, 3 ) ) == 'win' ? chr ( 13 ) . chr ( 10 ) : chr ( 10 ) ) );

	/* define the path to the font to use */

	define ( 'SYS_FSP', './fonts/gooddogcool.ttf' );


	function update_funds ( $file, $value )
	{
		$io = fopen ( $file, 'w' );
		fputs ( $io, '<?' . SYS_EOL . SYS_EOL . '$raised_money = ' . $value . ';' . SYS_EOL . SYS_EOL . '?>' );
		fclose ( $io );
	}

	function display_value ()
	{
		global $raised_money;

		$text = '$' . $raised_money;

		$image = imagecreate ( 164, 40 );
		$backg = imagecolorallocate ( $image, 255, 255, 255 );
		$textc = imagecolorallocate ( $image, 51, 102, 153 );
		$fsize = 36;
		$angle = 0;
		$horzp = 28;
		$vertp = 32;
		imagerectangle ( $image, 0, 0, 163, 36, $textc );
		imagettftext ( $image, $fsize, $angle, $horzp, $vertp, $textc, SYS_FSP, $text );
		header ( 'Content-type: image/gif;' );
		imagegif ( $image );
		imagedestroy ( $image );
	}
?>

You will have to change the path to the font and the font type used!

Now create another file that will be used to call the IMAGE....

I will use 'show.php'....

in that file put this....

<?

	include_once ( './funds.php' );
	include_once ( './includes/fundraising.php' );

	display_value ();

?>

Now to show the image!


In any template on your forum you would do this....

<img border='0' src='http://site.com/show.php' height='40' width='160' alt='' />

The result would be...

http://24.91.149.80/show.php


To update the value of money raised you would do this....

<?

	include_once ( './includes/fundraising.php' );
	update_funds ( '.funds.php', '56.50' );

?>

where as './funds' would be the file you are using to hold the money raised value!
and '56.50' would be replaced with the new real money raised value!


Sonia